MJF shares his honest thoughts on WWE counterprogramming AEW All In; mentions Nick Khan and Triple H

Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) returned to AEW at Double or Nothing 2024 after a five-month hiatus, attacking Adam Cole and re-signing with the company. He turned heel by attacking Daniel Garcia at Beach Break and won the AEW International Championship (renamed American Championship) from Will Ospreay at Dynamite 250. Recently, he joined The Hurt Syndicate and is currently involved in a rivalry against Marc Briscoe.

Being one of the most commercially viable talents to have come out of the company, MJF has naturally managed to expand into acting, having secured roles in movies like The Iron Claw in the past and Happy Gilmore 2, which is set to release on Netflix on July 25, 2025. He will be playing one of Adam Sandler’s sons in the movie, which is a massive opportunity to break into Hollywood as a mainstream star if done right.

Recently, MJF had an interview with Scott Fishman of TV Insider where he discussed a lot of things regarding his wrestling career and Hollywood transition. Interestingly, he was also asked about WWE counterprogramming AEW despite not seeing them as competition, and MJF had an interesting take on the issue.

MJF mentioned Nick Khan and Triple H, saying that it’s a smart thing for them to run Saturday Night’s Main Event at the same time as All In despite not acknowledging AEW as competition. He says WWE is receiving a lot of judgment for this issue even though it’s the intelligent thing to do.

“You mean shows that are running at the exact same time as us, even though they claim we’re not competition? How do I feel about it? I think it’s a smart business practice. I give jolly old St. Nick and Trips a whole lot of credit. At the end of the day, if you can stomp out your competition, you’re doing what is necessary. Lord knows I would. Everyone is judging them for it. I think that’s silly. Don’t judge them for it, but also, don’t be stupid. They’re not doing this by happenstance. This isn’t circumstantial. None of it is. The difference between me and everyone else is even though I know that, I’m not going to pretend that is not the truth or going to stand here and pretend that’s not an incredibly intelligent thing to do. I would stomp on anyone’s neck if it meant I would get ahead. I’ve done it a million times in my career. That’s my thoughts on that,” he said. [H/T TV Insider]

MJF has a confirmed match for All In Texas

MJF won’t be competing in a singles match at AEW All In, which is the biggest event of the company for the first time in a while. However, MJF is still confirmed to have a match at the event, and the match can bring him back to the main event scene in AEW.

MJF is all set to compete in the Casino Gauntlet Match at AEW All In. The winner of the match will receive a world championship match. Winning the match almost promises that MJF will become world champion in the near future, which is already a given with his massive star power and positioning in the company.